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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024076900 · 7/30/2024 · Maine Solar Solutions

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Roof surface
Secondary source
Fall protection equipment

Employer

Name
Maine Solar Solutions
Location
836 Tufts Pond Road, KINGFIELD, MAINE, 04947
NAICS
221114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While working on a roof, an employee switched from one anchor to another, leaned back, and the standing seam anchor was ripped from the seam. The employee fell 20 feet from the roof to a gravel driveway and sustained a broken back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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